Skeletal/Joints Flashcards
adduction
bringing toward the midline
abduction
movement away from the midline
amphiarthroses
joints designed for strength and flexibility
angular movements
flexion, extension, hyperextension, dorsiflexion, planterflexing, abduction, adduction
appositional growth
cells in the perichondrium secrete matrix against the external face of existing cartilage
articular cartilage
covers the ends of long bones
atlas
c1 of the cervical vertebrae, allows you to move your head back and fourth
axial skeleton
cut off the arms, legs, its the chest area
axis
c2 of the cervical vertebrae
ball and socket joint
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blood forming tissue
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bony matrix
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bursae
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bursitis
an inflammation of a bursa, usually caused by a blow or friction
calcaneous
heel of the foot. weight bearing, balance
carpals
located in the wrist, short bone, allow things to slip and slide over them
cervical vertebrae
very top of the neck, nota whole lot of protection
clavicle
long bone, double curved, keeps arm away from chest
cribiform plate & crista galli
forms part of the nasal cavity and floor of the cranial cavity
ethmoid and parts
forms part of the nasal cavity and floor of the cranial cavity, attachment, passage way for nerves and blood vessels
parts: superior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, crista galli, cribiform plate, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
femur
thigh, weight bearing
parts: head of the femur, neck of the femur, great trochanter, lesser trochanter, medial condyle, lateral condyle, medial epicondyle, lateral epicondyle
fibula
stabilizes the ankle, non-weight bearing
foramen magnum
part of the occipital bone, spinal cord goes through this
frontal bone and parts
protects the brain, forms the forehead parts the orbital of the eye and brow ridge
parts: superciliary ridge, supraorbital foramen, glabella, supraorbital margin, orbital plate, frontal sinus, nasal spine